dishwater

[ dish-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
/ ˈdɪʃˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /
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noun

water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.

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Idioms for dishwater

    dull as dishwater / ditchwater, extremely dull; boring.

Origin of dishwater

First recorded in 1475–85; dish + water

Words nearby dishwater

dish up, dishware, dishwasher, dishwasherproof, dishwashing, dishwater, dishy, disillusion, disillusioned, disillusionize, disimpassioned
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Words related to dishwater

porridge, puree, chowder, bouillon, concoction, distillation, fluid, splash, elixir, brew, bowl, potpourri, stock, potage, gumbo, decoction, pottage, vichyssoise, borscht, olio

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British Dictionary definitions for dishwater

dishwater
/ (ˈdɪʃˌwɔːtə) /

noun

water in which dishes and kitchen utensils are or have been washed
something resembling thisthat was dishwater, not coffee
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with dishwater

dishwater

see dull as dishwater.

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